Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)9888151312121212121211111111107777151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99111104101157356530746647565472449364297524191147166166146127153153134
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
1.87
2:46PM
1.26
1:14AM
1.81
3:56PM
1.24
2:11AM
1.71
5:08PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
-0.42
7:19PM
0.84
8:34AM
-0.37
8:23PM
0.92
9:38AM
-0.28
9:45PM
0.95
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:49-------7:50-------7:51--
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----265-112411411-------
Temp. °C131314161313121312121213121112121211121313131211
Feels °C (?)987968101098997476771010101087
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